Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Schubert Packaging Systems (Addison, TX) opened a new 5.5 million Euro (US $6.08 million) Warehouse Logistics Center (above) in Crailsheim, Germany.

May 31, 2003

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Flexibles

People

Safeline Inc. (Tampa, FL) appointed George Louli (above) as director of marketing.

May 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

COO comments

The American Frozen Food Institute, Grocery Manufacturers of America, and the National Food Processors Assn. submitted joint comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture detailing their objections to the proposed country-of-origin labeling guidelines that will be used as a model for mandatory regulations taking effect on September 30, 2004.

May 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling for flavored malt beverages

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’ Tax and Trade group is proposing changes to the regulations governing “flavored malt beverages,” which are growing in popularity and constitute as much as 5% of the overall U.S.

May 31, 2003

Tamper-evident machinery

Pharmaceutical pros express packaging concerns

Scannable bar codes, package security, counterfeiting, and FDA compliance are the top issues that concern Packaging World readers from the pharmaceutical industry.

May 31, 2003

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Basics of servos (sidebar)

Packaging servo trends

May 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Seminar: Designing Gen3 performance into packaging machinery

Want to learn best practices for designing Gen3 functionality into packaging machinery? Attend a free and informative half-day seminar hosted by ELAU and the Center for Automation and Motion Control in Alexandria, Minnesota on Friday, July 11, 2003.

May 31, 2003

Flexible packaging

Basics of servos

A primer on servos in modern packaging equipment.

May 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Filler flourishes with new integrated controller

Fast servo update times and a single, easy-to-use controller help this filler manufacturer guarantee 100% tablet count accuracy for the pharmaceutical industry.

May 31, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Fieldbus shrinks bundler's controls, assembly time

A new fieldbus for EDL’s in-line shrink bundler reduces control cabinet size by 50% and reduces wiring time by 30%, while increasing flexibility.

May 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC news from ISA

The integration between process and packaging automation in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care product manufacturing is on the rise.

May 31, 2003

Flow wrapping

OMAC to show Plug-and-Pack demo machine

Comprehensive, multi-vendor technology demonstrator scheduled for PACK EXPO 2004 completion

May 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Study: Machinery purchases should increase

Modest increase expected in 2003 machinery purchases, says PMMI study. Demand expected to rise despite geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

May 31, 2003